CEED Exam Analysis 2026 : Question Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level, Expected Cut-off
Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )
Registration - 1 Oct '25 - 31 Oct '25
CEED Exam Analysis 2026 - IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2026 exam in the third week of January. We will be updating the CEED 2026 Analysis once the exam is conducted. Meanwhile, candidates can go through the CEED Analysis for 2025.
CEED 2025 exam analysis covers the sectional and overall difficulty, types of questions asked, expected CEED cut-off, good attempts, and other key points. Shiksha representatives were doing ground coverage of the CEED 2025 exam and bringing live updates from the CEED exam center.
The candidate can refer to the exam analysis to compare their performance and assess their chances of admission to the MDes course offered at participating institutes of CEED 2026. Keep reading.
The analysis of the CEED 2025 exam is available now.
The exam analysis covers the following points:
Sectional difficulty - The difficulty level will be evaluated on three scales - easy, moderate, and difficult.
Overall difficulty - It will take into account the sectional difficulty as well as the difficulty level of the exam over the years.
The weightage of questions - It will examine the number of questions asked from the various topics.
Good attempts - This will showcase the minimum number of questions you are expected to attempt to have a chance at admission.
Expected cut-off - Both Part A cut-off and admission cut-off would be covered.
The exam analysis for CEED 2025 exam is updated at shiksha.com/design/industrial-product-design/ceed-exam-analysis.
The article covers the detailed analysis of the exam. This includes the types of questions asked, sectional and overall difficulty level, topic-wise weightage, specific questions asked, etc.
IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam around the 3rd week of January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).
Our representatives visited the exam centre and brought you student reaction and exam analysis. The analysis will update you in case there are any technical issues faced by candidates during the exam.
CEED is a national-level design entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the M.Des program. The difficulty level of the exam is typically moderate to high.
But note that the difficulty level may vary from year to year.
In the last edition of the exam, Part A moderately difficult, whereas Part B was moderate. These inputs were shared by candidates who appeared in the entrance exam.
- CEED 2026 exam anaysis
- CEED 2024 Exam Analysis
- CEED 2022 Exam Analysis
- CEED 2021 Exam Analysis
- CEED Exam Analysis 2019
- CEED Exam Analysis 2018
- CEED Exam Analysis 2017
- CEED 2016 Exam Analysis
- CEED Student Reaction
- CEED 2026 Exam Analysis - FAQs
CEED 2026 exam anaysis
We at Shiksha will be doing live coverage and analysis of CEED 2026.
The exam analysis will cover the following elements:
- The difficulty level of the CEED 2026 exam
- The length of the CEED question paper
- The types of questions
- Description and sample questions asked in the exam
- Expected cut-off
- What is a good attempt
- Topic-wise weightage of questions asked.
CEED 2025 Exam Analysis
The exam analysis and student reaction to CEED 2025 are given below.
CEED - Reaction 1
My name is Shankar. I appeared for CEED. The exam was not difficult, especially if you have appeared in the exam before. I have no idea about the expected cutoff.
CEED - Reaction 2
Anika, appearing for the CEED exam, said that the overall difficulty level was moderate. The paper was all about time management.
CEED - Reaction 3
My name is Megha, and I appeared in the CEED 2025 exam. There were not many difficult questions that were being asked in the exam. To answer the questions, the candidate needed to do some thinking. There was one question about a bear that was scaring two small kids.
CEED 2025 Exam Analysis
Commonly asked questions
The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be issued only in online mode. The candidate has to download it from the CEED 2025 admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To download the scorecard, log in by entering your email id and password. IIT Bombay will not send any hard copies of the score card to the candidate.
The scorecard will be available for download only for a limited period of time. The scorecard can be downloaded from the March 10 to June 11, 2025.
The validity of the scorecard is one year from the date of its release.
IIT Bombay will release the CEED 2025 sometime in the 2nd week of March 2025. It will contain the following information.
The name and roll number of the candidate
Category the candidate is seeking admission under
Part A marks
Qualifying status
Part B & Total Marks, and Merit Rank will only be issued if the candidate has qualified Part A
The date of issue of the scorecard
Validity of the scorecard
The total number of candidates appearing in CEED 2025
Number of candidates who have qualified in CEED 2025
IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2026 in the first week of March 2026. The result will be declared online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portals using their login ID. Hard copies of the results will not be sent to the candidate.
The CEED 2026 results will be released for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, the CEED 2026 merit rank will only be issued to candidates who qualify for Part A and are shortlisted.
CEED 2024 Exam Analysis
The Exam Analysis of CEED 2024 is available now.
Ayushi and Saumya, who appeared in the CEED exam, the question paper was engaging as the questions were set in such a manner that students could get involved in every manner and get a good boost to move on to the next question. The difficulty level was moderate and part B was a bit difficult. The second question which was human-animal interaction using the blocks mentioned in the question paper was a bit on the trickier side.
Another student said that the question paper was lengthy and a few questions had printing errors so she had to wait for it to get rectified. The paper was difficult and time-consuming. The difficulty level of the question which had human-animal interaction using blocks was a bit on the difficult side.
CEED 2024 Exam Analysis
Commonly asked questions
In an ideal situation, the candidate would need 6 months or so to prepare the CEED 2025 exam. It is because with enough time in hand, the candidate will be able to go through each topic in detail and also take time to understand the underlying concepts.
But given there is less than six months left for the exam, the candidate must try to be proactive and achieve maximum out of their exam preparation. It will help if the candidate has a strong grip over the fundamentals.
To start with, be judicious with your time and prepare meticulously.
The overall difficulty level for the CEED 2023 was rated from moderate to difficult.
The CEED exam has two parts - Part A and Part B.
Part A of the exam was rated moderately difficult, while Part B was rated easy to moderate.
Note that the duration of the CEED 2023 exam was 3 hours. The candidate was given 1 hour to complete Part A, and 2 hours for Part B.
CEED 2022 Exam Analysis
Around 8,000 students took the CEED 2020 exam. Most students who took the exam shared that the difficulty level of questions was low compared to past years' papers.
Similar to what students shared, Design Experts also shared that CEED 2020 was easier than last year's paper. Part A of the exam mainly had aptitude questions and the drawing questions asked in Part B were interesting to attempt.
Drawing questions asked in Part B paper were:
| S. No. |
CEED 2020 Question |
|---|---|
| 1 |
A caricature of a fisherwoman was given and two scenarios were to be drawn in which:
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| 2 |
Five images were given of flowers, plants and a tree (hibiscus, cactus, palm tree, etc.), and these had to be drawn in a pictogram/ 2D graphic format and to be coloured with only black and white colour. |
| 3 |
The top part of a mixer grinder (one used in a kitchen) was shown, the student had to draw the whole mixer grinder with as much as detail and texture as possible. |
| 4 |
A normal toothbrush was given, the student had to identify the problems faced by using this toothbrush, |
| 5 |
Random lines were given in ten boxes (all lines were the same) out of these lines, one had to visualise and draw everyday products from them |
Commonly asked questions
It is very much possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you embark on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.
If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. For instance, after going through the syllabus, you must be able to decide the difficulty level, time it will take to cover the syllabus, and do revision.
Remember, there are many instances of toppers who managed to ace the CEED exam without the aid of any coaching. Further, the final outcome may not depend on whether you do coaching or not, but the quality of your preparation.
We at Shiksha.com will also bring you UCEED 2025 exam analysis. It will cover all the key parameters, including - the sectional and overall difficulty level, types of questions asked, topic-wise weightage, expected cut-off, etc.
Note that the exam analysis will be available within a few minutes of the conclusion of the entrance exam.
By consulting the exam analysis, the candidate will be able to assess their performance and chances of admission. Additionally, the candidate will know whether there were any issues faced by candidates in other centres, and so on and so forth.
CEED 2021 Exam Analysis
Most of the students who took the CEED 2021 exam found CEED 2021 to be easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
The test paper was similar to past years' papers. Part B of the exam comprised easy questions and the time was sufficient to solve the paper.
| CEED 2021 Exam Analysis |
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|---|---|
| Exam Section |
Difficulty Level |
| NAT |
Moderate |
| MSQ |
Easy to Moderate |
| MCQ |
Easy |
| Part B (Drawing Questions) |
Easy |
Commonly asked questions
The CEED 2024 exam analysis serves multiple purposes. Here are a few of them:
CEED exam analysis will let you know the sectional and overall difficulty level
You will also lean what types of questions were asked
The xpected cut-off - Along with the Part A cut-off, we will also bring the admission cut-off.
By consulting the analysis, you will also know if there were any technical or other issues faced by candidates during the exam.
Importantly, by consulting the CEED 2024 exam analysis, you can assess your performance.
Note that the exam analysis for CEED 2024 will be updated here within a few minutes of the concussion of the exam.
IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2026 in the first week of March 2026. The result will be declared online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portals using their login ID. Hard copies of the results will not be sent to the candidate.
The CEED 2026 results will be released for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, the CEED 2026 merit rank will only be issued to candidates who qualify for Part A and are shortlisted.
CEED Exam Analysis 2019
Overall CEED 2019 paper had the same difficulty level as previous year's paper and was pretty straightforward. The range of topics covered was as expected; however, there was a difference in the mix of questions asked.
Commonly asked questions
The result-sharing institutes of CEED 2025 will allocate some of their M.Des seats for CEED 2025 qualified candidates. However, these institutes may also use scores of other entrance exam for admission purposes.
So, if you have qualified CEED 2025, you can apply to these institutes. Note that there will be no joint counseling for the result-sharing institutes. So, you need to apply directly to the institute you are seeking admission to.
CEED Exam Analysis 2018
Part A carried a total of 100 marks and was divided into five sections. Part B was a drawing test that consisted of eight questions. Questions numbered 1 to 5 were optional, each representing a discipline in design. Here, the students had to choose from any one of the first five questions and answer it. The weightage of these questions was 50 marks. The weightage of the last three questions was 20 marks. These questions were compulsory for all students.
Commonly asked questions
The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released on March 10, 2025; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2025.
The validity of the scorecard will be one year from the date of its issue. Using the scorecard, the candidate can apply for admission to both CEED 2025 participating and result-sharing institutes.
The scorecard will carry details like the Qualifying status and Part A marks. Open & category-wise Merit rank, and Part B & Total marks will be issued only if the candidate has qualified Part A.
CEED Exam Analysis 2017
MCQs had a negative marking of 0.6 marks for every wrong answer, while unanswered questions did not fetch any marks nor incurred any penalty. The deviation from last year was that, this year the NAT did not have any negative marks.
Overall, the paper was a little difficult and the branch-specific questions were lengthy compared to previous years’ papers. While Part A contained difficult aptitude questions, Part B comprised even tougher concept-building and sketching questions. Also, many candidates were expecting a full length of 50 marks for the sketching questions and had practiced a lot for it, but were highly disappointed when such questions carried only 20 marks, and that too had a choice of two.
CEED 2016 Exam Analysis
CEED Student Reaction
CEED 2026 Exam Analysis - FAQs
Commonly asked questions
IIT Bombay will release the scorecard for the CEED 2025 exam on March 10, 2025; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2025.
The scorecard will be released after CEED 2025 results are declared. The results are schedule to be declared on March 5, 2025.
Note that the scorecard is released for all candidates who have appeared in the CEED 2024 exam. Howeever, merit ranks, total and Part B marks are released only if the candidate qualifies Part A.
To download the scorecard, go to the CEED 2025 exam portal, and log in by entering your email id and password.
IIT Bombay will not send hard copies of the score card to candidates.
The result of CEED 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to the Part A and Part B sections. Part A will carry 25% weightage, whereas Part B will be worth 75% weightage.
CEED FINAL Score = 0.25 x (Marks obtained in Part A) + 0.75 x (Marks obtained in Part B)
Note that it is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A to be included in the CEED 2024 merit list. In case the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answer booklets will not be evaluated.
The candidate can calculate probable scores using the CEED 2025 answer key.
Note that the draft key will be released on January 21, 2025.
Using the key, the candidate can calculate the number of correct attempts. Next, the candidate needs to follow the official marking scheme to calculate the probable score. One specific purpose of the probable score is it will help the candidate access their chances of admission even before the CEED results are declared.
This in turn will enable the candidate to decide their future course of action without waiting for results to be out.
The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released tentatively in the 2nd week of March 2025.To download the scorecard, follow these steps.
Go to the CEED 2025 - IIT Bombay portal
Click on the result link
You will be redirected a log in window
Enter your email id and date of birth
On successful log-in, you can download the scorecard of CEED 2025.
The scorecard is valid for a period of one years. The candidate can use the scorecard to get admission into participating and result-sharing institutes of CEED 2025.
CEED Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
IIT Bombay will release the admission notification for CEED 2026 exam by October 1, 2025. The admission portal for CEED 2026 will be launched soon- ceed.iitb.ac.in.
The portal contain the updates about the CEED exam. It also contain useful recourses like previous years' question papers, answer keys
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The best books for CEED 2026 preparation are:
- Cracking CEED & UCEED (2022 Edition) by Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal
- CEED+NID (M.DES) [Paperback] Academy of Fashion & Art Preparation Kit
- CEED Common Entrance Exam for Design Pattern & Scheme Preparation Book 2022 [Paperback] Examinspect
- CEED ENTRANCE by Acad
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, candidates from engineering, architecture, arts, science, or commerce backgrounds can apply. Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2 level).
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
CEED 2026 application is expected to start in the first week of October 2025. The official notification will be out by October 1, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
CEED Entrance Examination 2026 will be conduced on January 18, 2026. The exam timing will be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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Contributor-Level 10
18 Institutes accepting CEED
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology
Hauz khas, Delhi • Public
- ₹ 70,000
- 2 years
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- Full Time
Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay
Powai, Mumbai • Public
3.2DTU - Delhi Technological University
Rohini, Delhi • Public
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